So, I told my parents my plans for my 21st birthday. Since I do not drink, I plan to buy this instead: Springfield Armory 1911 .45 Range Officer What you think? Also, here is what my father has: Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum I really hope they don't try to change the law, I want to get my License To Carry as soon as I turn 21 lol.
Ayuh,... The .45acp is a mighty fine weapon, I've got 1... It's abit bulky for a carry gun, as mine is the 5" barrel... Btw,... yer pictures ain't workin'...
Sorry about pictures. I am just wondering how will be best to carry. I honestly thought you could have a holster in sight, but apparently that's brandishing. I think I'm going to get a shoulder holster, because I wear flannel button up shirts a lot anyways.
Yes, open carry is open and within view. I am not sure about your state, check your state laws. I know that here in Colorado you can open carry a handgun at 18, but concealed carry at 21. That being said, open carry makes little sense for self-defense. The advantage comes from keeping the weapon out of sight and out of mind. A visible firearm could put a target on your back, and in a life threatening situation you could one of the first to go, along with the security guards.
Yeah, either that or a paddle holster. Shoulder holsters irritate me, could be a poorly fitted holster, but they flop around too much. What I do like are the elastic form fitting holsters, much easier to manage. If I wear a dark over shirt, I can CCW without any indication of a presence of the handgun. I just need to get a smaller handgun. <_<
Well, I just really want a .45, it has power, and I can get 10 round clips for it. I do not like the idea of a 9mm, just...idk. I prefer power. I think if I get a shoulder holster I would make it where I had a second strap below it going around my stomach to hold it down.
Another thought, the S&W M&P45 is about the same width as a .45, but you can get 10rd. and 14rd. mags for it. At the moment mine has 951rds. through it, a vast majority were the filthy "TulAmmo", and zero cleaning. Zero failures. Not even a single failure to feed or failure to eject. 49 more rounds and I will clean it and send Smith and Wesson a nice email. lol
I use Horandy Critical Defense. Should a thread be wearing a heavy jacket, the bullets possess a polymer tip to prevent the hollow point from becoming plugged and failing to expand.
.40S&W's are sort of the middle ground between 9mm and .45ACP. .40S&W, from what I have seen, is actually ballistically superior to the .45ACP.
The 40 is a hot round for sure, but I don't care for the muzzle flip. And while the 40 may expand, the 45 sure isn't going to shrink! I'm strictly a 45 acp man, I know it hurts the glock boys but perfection was created in 1911... I carried a S&W Pro Series sub compact 1911 for awhile and was very impressed, out of 1000 rounds I only encountered 7 malfunctions, all of which where FTF. Thats pretty impressive for a 3 inch 1911. This would be a gun well worth a look for every day carry.
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Here is my M&P 45, I am picking up a subcompact M&P .40S&W this weekend, I need a smaller handgun if I am to CCW.
I think I'm gonna stick with the classic 1911 look lol. I hope it is small enough to Carry, but if not, I'll look into something else. I really do not want a 9mm though. Also, nice rifle. 5.56?